The skies were perfectly clear on Aug. 20 for Salt Lake City's second annual Ride for Kids®, which raised more than $24,000 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF).
The motorcyclists left This Is the Place Heritage Park on a police-escorted tour of through the majestic Wasatch Mountains with a spectacular view of the East Canyon Reservoir. On the broad green lawn of Riverside Park in Morgan City, the 190 participants heard from three local brain tumor survivors during the Celebration of Life program.
Said PBTF scholarship recipient Lindsey, 20, "Going to college would have been impossible without the scholarship help I'm receiving from the PBTF. You are helping me pursue my dream."
The local medical community was represented by Dr. Daniel Fults, professor of neurosurgery with the Univ. of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City. "Being here today reminds me that treatments really are successful," he told the crowd. "I'm proud to be part of the nationwide search for a cure."
The total raised in Salt Lake City was $24,662. Top individual fundraisers were Donna and Walter Young of Elko, Nev., who raised $5,113. The top club was GWRRA NV Chapter H, whose members brought $5,418. The customers of Beehive Motorcycle Accessories of Salt Lake City raised $6,893 to make it the top motorcycle business. Donna Young won the grand prize, a brand-new Honda motorcycle.
Special thanks went to Salt Lake City's task force leaders, Shelley and Spero Politis and Chuck Packard, the dedicated task force members and day-of-event volunteers, for organizing this event.
